8 Best Oscar Winner Reactions 2013

What the Stars Said Backstage

Last night, millions of people heard what these winners had to say on the Oscars stage, but what did they say when they faced the media in the backstage press room? Keep clicking to find out. -David Onda(Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

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What the Stars S...Last night, millions of people heard what these winners had to say on the Oscars stage, but what did they say when they faced the media in the backstage press room? Keep clicking to find out. -David Onda(Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

8. Ang Lee (Best...On winning Best Director, but not Best Picture, for the second time:Lee: "And both announced by Jack Nicholson. I was backstage with him and he was, like, right there close to the door and he say, ‘Crash’! This time, everybody expected ‘Argo’ to win. It’s Jack Nicholson, I’m sorry."(Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

7. Christoph Wal...On why Quentin Tarantino brings out the best in him:Waltz: “Quentin writes poetry, and I like poetry."(Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

6. Adele (Best O...In response to XFINITY Entertainment Editor David Onda’s question about how she will complete the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony):Adele: “I don’t know. Maybe I’ll do an HBO special like Beyonce did. [laughs] And then a Tony, I’m not so sure. Maybe one day someone might want me to do a musical. That's not really my kind of thing, a musical. No offense." (Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

5. Jennifer Lawr...On “what happened” when she fell and what went through her mind:Lawrence: “What do you mean what happened? Look at my dress! I tried to walk up stairs in this dress. That’s what happened. I think I just stepped on the fabric and they waxed the stairs. What went through my mind when I fell down? A bad word that I can’t say. It starts with ‘F.’" (Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

4. Daniel Day-Le...In response to an unusual question about whether it was uncomfortable to “wear” his beard:Day-Lewis: “What do you mean ‘wearing it’? Do you wear your own hair? No, it was just a beard. It was a little bit scratchy now and then, but, no, it was just a beard. It was mine. It was my very own beard." (Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

3. Quentin Taran...In response to XFINITY Entertainment Editor David Onda’s question about being rewarded for his highly criticized script:Tarantino: “I have to say, all that criticism that came out, it ended up being kind of a good thing because one of the things that I wanted to do is, I wanted to actually start a conversation about slavery, about America’s role in it, and to actually take an audience member from the 21st century and stick them in the antebellum South and see whether they would have a sense of what America was like back then. And, so, even the people that have criticized the movie, and a lot of people don't like it, and I can understand that, but a lot of people do like it, and they have been kind of going back and forth. And that back and forth is really what I really wanted for the end of the day of this movie, and I hope that actually even continues for the next few years." (Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

2. Anne Hathaway...On what she meant when she said, “It came true”:Hathaway: [fighting back tears] “I had a dream… and it came true. And that can happen. And that’s wonderful. And, so, that was all I was saying, was that it can and it did. Excuse me. That’s not articulate." (Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

1. The 'Argo' Fi...On when they knew the odds were tipping in their favor:George Clooney: "Michelle Obama."

Ben Affleck: "When they gave us the trophies, I was confident that we would win."

Grant Heslov: "Even when I was giving the speech, I didn’t think we could win."(Photo: AP)The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.

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